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More than 20 teams participated in the sixth annual event to bring awareness to homelessness.

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More than 20 teams participated in the walk.

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Participants could walk or run the route downtown, starting and ending at the mission.

Homelessness is an ongoing issue in Kelowna, he said.

To find out more about the mission visit their .